Good results ,two in one and three in the other,dropped the just under back to grow a couple of mm for next time.
Set a course for Wineglass for breakfast,put the Tuna lures in as there were many birds working,after a while many dolphins joined us,they like to swim either side of our bows so we had at least four there.Many more following.You usually do not catch tuna when they are about.Arrived for breakfast and anchored for an hour.Crew excited when a young hiker had a swim topless off the beach,her friend taking photos.I think it must be a fad as I have seen it there before.We were a fair away so I thing she was pretty safe.
Lemon Rock ,beautiful colours.
Left at ten am headed for Eddystone,passed Julie Burgess and James Craig after about an hour and a half.
The wind freshened up from the NW so the slop increased ,we still managed about 18 knots.
Up off St Helens the wind got up to 40 knots but being close in the sea condition were still ok.
Arrived at Eddystone at 2 pm,not bad four hours from Wineglass.Anchored and had lunch and cooked the crays.
The wind still about 25 knots but anchored well offshore in front of a fishing boat.
Julie Burgess arrived at 7 pm,a twelve hour journey for them.Had a nice dinner and into bed early,forecast for light winds and tide in Banks Strait running out ,should be ok in the morning.
Day Four .
Got away at seven and headed up past George's Rocks ,saw the pile on Leprena rock where the sailing ship of that name was wrecked.The word is I think was the crew were saved in the ships Pinnace.My brother now owns it with a steam engine in it.She may well last another 100 years if looked after.
Got up towards Swan Island when the wind freshened and the slop became very short nasty,we reduced speed for a while until the conditions eased a bit and we could pull off towards Clarke Island.
Decided to pull up for lunch in the Passage between Passage and Foresyth islands.Jerry was right in his anchorage guide.We were half way up when a large wave rose up under us,quite a surf for a while.We anchored at the inside end of the passage.The log showed 3.6 knots of current running there.Masterpiece's propellers still turning.
Departed after about an hour round the top of Passage Island and through the Sealion narrows.
Simo caught a couple of salmon for bait there.Lots of birds working along with two large pelicans .
Anchorage at West Jamison Bay.
Arrived at Jamison Bay about three thirty.The crew baited the pots and we put then in on some small bottom area.They set the net but only caught mother in law fish.
Turned in about 9.30.
This is the third time I have written this blog as is is not happy when I try to save it when out of Internet range.
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